forlanssister 3,059 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 'Wholly unreliable' Rangers owner Craig Whyte loses roofing court case Craig Whyte said he had not agreed to pay the invoices Continue reading the main story Related Stories Gers Whyte may have lied to court Shares in Rangers are suspended Whyte denies unpaid castle bill Rangers owner Craig Whyte has been told to pay a disputed bill of £86,127 to a roofing firm after a sheriff described his evidence as "wholly unreliable". One Stop Roofing Supplies claimed Mr Whyte's company Tixway UK had breached an agreement to pay for goods bought by another company, *Snowcast UK. Mr Whyte, 40, disputed this and said he was a creditor of Snowcast. In a written ruling, Sheriff Nigel Ross stated: "I reject the evidence of Mr Whyte as wholly unreliable." The case centred on the business relationship between Mr Whyte, Chris Keating - who owned Snowcast UK before it folded - and One Stop Roofing Supplies, which is run by Robert Jenkins. During evidence in December, Mr Whyte told the court he was introduced to Mr Jenkins in April 2008 through friend and businessman Mr Keating. The court was told Mr Whyte helped Mr Keating's own business by lending money when it was required. It was said that Mr Keating regularly bought supplies from the roofing firm. Mr Whyte told the court the only orders made by him, and that he was invoiced for by One Stop Roofing, were for the repairs he was carrying out at Castle Grant in Granton on Spey. Castle Grant He said he did not agree for invoices for Mr Keating's business to be sent to him or paid by him. Continue reading the main story â?? Start Quote His (Craig Whyte) evidence is contradicted by virtually every other piece of evidenceâ? Sheriff Nigel Ross The court also heard that Mr Whyte became the director of Tixway after serving a seven-year disqualification from being a company director. Asked why he was banned, Mr Whyte said he could not remember as it was some time ago. He also said he did not want to say in open court and get it wrong. In his ruling on the case, Sheriff Ross stated: "I accept the evidence led by the pursuer (One Stop Roofing) as credible and reliable, and supported by the available documentation. "I reject the evidence of Mr Whyte as wholly unreliable. "It is not possible to ascertain whether he is not telling the truth or is simply unable to recollect the true position, and has convinced himself that this arrangement is something that he would not have entered into. "Either way, his evidence is contradicted by virtually every other piece of evidence." 'Legal liability' Sheriff Ross found that Mr Whyte's firm Tixway had "offered its own credit rating to allow cover for the supply of large volumes of materials to Snowcast". He said this was "subject to a high degree of control by the defender over Snowcast and an understanding between the defender (Tixway) and Snowcast that Snowcast would make payment for those materials". Sheriff Ross concluded: "As a matter of legal liability, however, the defender remains the principal obligant. "There is no dispute as to the sum outstanding, nor that it was properly incurred, and I accept the total brought out by the pursuer's figures." A hearing will be fixed for a later date for both parties to discuss expenses arising from the case. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-16984191 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 0 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 No surprise that bbc broke it, but this story appears more credible. As whyte loses yet more of his. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilledbear 16 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Something wrong with the man. How the hell did we end up with him. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovanAllan 0 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 He rolled the dice trying to dodge a bill and got caught he won't be the last to try it. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forlanssister 3,059 Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 He rolled the dice trying to dodge a bill and got caught he won't be the last to try it. Perhaps he genuinely lacks the £90k it would've taken to settle the case.... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juancornetto 1 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Perhaps he genuinely lacks the £90k it would've taken to settle the case.... His legal bill for attempting to defend the claim wouldn't be far off that to be honest. HMRC spent £18m trying to get £180,000 from Harry Redknapp...one wonders what the bill will be for their lengthy pursuit of Rangers? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
metlika 0 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 His legal bill for attempting to defend the claim wouldn't be far off that to be honest. HMRC spent £18m trying to get £180,000 from Harry Redknapp...one wonders what the bill will be for their lengthy pursuit of Rangers? All in the taxpayers interest, spending ludicrous amounts for paltry figures in comparison. I do however think the figure will be not as much as the reported sum we are due or the Redknapp case. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aweebluesoandso 290 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 There goes the Tims song for the Old Firm game, "are you Harry RedKnapp in disguise" 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 0 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 One thing, while it's a valid story, once again BBC run with it as headline news muck raking again, spending at least 5 minutes on it, while spending barely 2 on the police siege in Glasgow. Their vendetta is getting clearer by the day. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ascender 352 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Just noticed the same on their trail for 10pm news, Craig Whyte first, then the siege story. Mental. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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